Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	349520	Soil Dynamics	1	3.0	3	★	Gui Meen Wah	GCDPE	15	0	土木505

Course Plan：

Instructor	Gui Meen Wah　Office Hours
Email	mwgui@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-09-08 10:48:50
Course Objective	本課程將針對如何從土壤動力試驗評估土壤的動態力學參考數導入,作為理論解或者數值解的輸入值,以預測土壤在震動下的變形行為,以及分析土壤與結構物的動態互制行為.內容包括:波傳遞理論,土壤的動力性質,土壤的液化,基礎的振動問題,等等..
Course Schedule	1. Introduction 2. Seismic hazard awareness: a historical perspective 3. Fundamentals of vibration analysis (1- and 2-D.O.F.) (Chp 2 of Das) 4. Wave in elastic medium (Chp 3) 5. Properties of dynamically loaded soils (Chp 4) 6. Properties of dynamically loaded soils (Chp 4) 7. Field/Laboratory measurements of dynamic and cyclic soil properties (Chp 4) 8. Field/Laboratory measurements of dynamic and cyclic soil properties (Chp 4) 9. Midterm Examination 10. Dynamic bearing capacity of shallow foundations (Chp 6) 11. Dynamic bearing capacity of shallow foundations (Chp 6) 12. Lateral earth pressure on retaining wall (Chp 8) 13. Lateral earth pressure on retaining wall (Chp 8) 14. Seismic stability of earth embankments (Chp 12) 15. Seismic stability of earth embankments (Chp 12) 16. Special Topics Discussion and Presentation a 17. Special Topics Discussion and Presentation b 18. Final Exam
Evaluation and grading policy	Homework, Quizzes, Presentation, Midterm, Final Exams: 共100% （缺席者以零分計）
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes 1. Braja, M. Das and Ramana, G.V. (2011). Principles of Soil Dynamics. 2nd Edition, Cengage Learning Company. 2. Towhata I (2008). Geotechnical Earth Engineering. Springer. 3. Steven L. Kramer (1996). Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Prentice Hall. This book is written for graduate students. The list of topics has good overlap with contents of this course. 4. Online materials
The access to curricular consultation	私訊
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG1：消除貧窮（No Poverty） SDG2：消除飢餓（Zero Hunger） SDG3：良好健康和福祉（Good Health and Well-being） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure） SDG11：永續城市與社區（Sustainable Cities and Communities）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process）
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